Category Archives: Google

Weekly Download #17: iPhone 4S and App Sales, Google+ Real-Time Search, Chime.in, Dropbox, iPhone 5, RIM, Hulu

Tarun and Chris discuss the “incredible” iPhone 4S sales; the App Store market; Google’s recent integration of real-time search into Plus; a new social network Chime.in; Dropbox as a feature; iPhone 5 rumors; RIM’s apology; Hulu’s stand against the Man. … Continue reading

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Link: Filtering the Noise →

Yet another social media tool called “chime.in” was announced, which takes the major social media networks and sorts the information in content streams. [Bill] Gross said that the service… is meant to help users focus on following topics rather than … Continue reading

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Link: Google revives Real Time Search through Plus →

The hashtag omission from the early stages of Google+ was curious, but here is the reason — real time search is now ready for hashtag support. It took some time, but this is the first step to bringing people closer … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #16: Steve Jobs, Google+, Netflix, iPhone 4S, Digital Traffic, Facebook, Nuance and Swype, 3D Mario

We begin with a celebration of Steve Jobs and try to remind ourselves and listeners of what “he may have wanted.” Then, we discuss various topics including: Google+’s managements curious absence from their own social network; Netflix reneging on Qwikster; … Continue reading

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Link: Google+ Traffic Drops →

The service isn’t sticky.

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Link: Nuance to Buy Swype →

Nuance, famous for their “Dragon Diction” software on Android, is now buying a popular keyboard input method for Android as well. Nuance can improve swype by using it’s large human speech dataset to facilitate prediction in swiping.

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Link: Google and Samsung cancel Ice Cream Sandwich Launch →

It’s a great gesture, but it does contrast with Apple’s continued push to get the iPhone 4S into consumers’ hands.

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Link: Google’s Management Doesn’t Use Google+ →

Terrific analysis piece by Michael DeGusta: In total, of the 18 most senior people charged with overseeing Google, 11 have either not joined or have never made a single public post, and 5 have barely used it at all. Only … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #14: Kindles, WebOS, Whitman, Social Media, iPhone Event Preview

Tarun and Chris discuss the new additions to the Kindle family; a potential for Amazon to use WebOS in their upcoming tablet devices; Meg Whitman’s appointment as HP’s CEO; social media and friendship. They also preview the iPhone 5 event … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #13: Windows 8, Yahoo, iPhone Carriers, Qwikster, Google+, Foursquare, Safari v. Chrome

Woah, it has been a while! Chris and Tarun discuss Windows 8; Yahoo! and the ousting of Carol Bartz; iPhone carriers of the future; Netflix’s terrible decision making; Google+’s opening up to the public; Foursquare hitting a billion check-ins; Safari v. Chrome … Continue reading

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Link: Google+ Beta →

Google+ is now in Beta, which means anyone can sign up and you don’t need an invite. Additionally, they have made some improvements to Hangouts — you can video chat over mobile phone (Android 2.3 only). Check out Hangouts with … Continue reading

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Link: Chrome for Lion →

Finally, Chrome gets an update that increases speed, adds full screen mode and supports Safari-like gestures.

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Weekly Download #11: Tablets and the iPad, Future of HP & Motorola, Facebook’s Privacy, More iPhone Carriers, Lift, Torrenting, Cookies

It’s another Weekly Download with your favorite hosts, Tarun Gangwani and Chris Robbins. This follows #10 which covered Steve Jobs’ resignation. Chris and Tarun discuss Apple’s tablet incumbency and what makes a good mobile computer; the futures of Motorola and … Continue reading

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Link: An Overview of Facebook’s New Privacy Features →

Look familiar?

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Link: Six Improvements to Google+ →

The first improvement Casey has mentioned is main-stream filtering, which I believe should go deeper than circles — specific people should also be filterable. Perhaps I could put that person in a circle, and then filter them out, but on-the-fly … Continue reading

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Link: Motorola Future Uncertain →

Last week’s announcement by Google stating they would be acquiring Motorola Mobility has led to some uncertainty for Motorola.  Google has come out and openly stated that this purchase was mostly for patents, this leaves Motorola in a bit of … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #9: HP and WebOS, Google and Motorola, iPad, 3G MacBooks, Privacy, Milgram

They are making a sequel to WHAT? Chris and Tarun talk about HPs flailing around in big boy territory; Google’s questionable pickup of Motorola; delays in iPad shipments, MacBooks with cellular power; a 13 year old’s privacy issues; a reinventing … Continue reading

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Link: Google+ “Has No Users” →

Good points on the virtual gaming impact on the economy, and more importantly a valid conclusion from a financial analyst: But according to Owyang, both services have their work cut out for them. Google+ is off to a good start, … Continue reading

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Link: S&P Downgrades Google →

The S&P moved Google from a “buy” stock to a “sell” stock over the Motorola deal.  Curious move given the fact many analysts view the deal as a solid one.

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Link: Motorola Mobility Gobbled up by Google →

Google and Motorola announced a deal this morning that will lead to Google’s acquisition of Motorola.  Google says it will continue to leave Android as an open platform for other manufacturers to develop for.  The acquisition will cost Google 12.5 … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #8: Patent Bonanza, TouchPad, Nintendo, Ultrabooks, Wal-Mart, E-Books

Chris and Tarun discuss the recent wave of opinions about patents; The TouchPad’s continued slashing of prices (and desirability); Nintendo’s inane refusal to develop for the App Store; Apple’s slam on Intel to produce low-powered chips for Ultrabooks; Wal-Mart closing … Continue reading

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Cutting the Keyboard

With tablets becoming a popular computing tool, Tarun muses the concept of cutting the keyboard from devices we use everyday. Do we need a keyboard as a primary input? Will virtual keyboards be the standard in 10-20 years? Continue reading

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Link: Jacqui Cheng on Google+ →

While this post does point out some good features of the service (circles, privacy), it doesn’t explain why I should begin using it regularly. The advantage of posting more than 140 more characters is also the service’s main problem — … Continue reading

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Link: When Patents Attack Android →

This anti-competitive strategy is also escalating the cost of patents way beyond what they’re really worth. Microsoft and Apple’s winning $4.5 billion for Nortel’s patent portfolio was nearly five times larger than the pre-auction estimate of $1 billion. Fortunately, the … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #6: MacBook Airs, Replacing Steve Jobs, 3D Tech, Google+, Sprint, Politics

If you want to get to the meaty stuff, you’ll want to skip the first 5 minutes–Tarun did not know that a certain food-service company went public, so his mind was blown. We discuss the new MacBook Airs; who could … Continue reading

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